Corner and building construction



Sept. 3, 1935. ROBERTS ET AL 2,013,317

CORNER AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 26, 1931 INVENTORS Patented Sept.- 3, I935 UNITED STATES P TENT IOFVFICIE CORNER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Benjamin H. Roberts, Walpole, and Eli L. Chamberlain, Norwood, Mass, assignors, by mesne assignments,-to The Patent and Licensing Corporatio'n, Boston, Mass.. a corporation of Massachusetts Application August 26, 1931', Serial No. 559,444

7 Claims.

This invention'relates to an improved and attractive corner and building construction so as to secure a sightly imitation brick wall construction. It has particularly to do with the provision of an improved corner, andthe combination therewith, in an imitation brick wall construction,

of siding strips of the general type set forth in the application vvof B. H. Roberts, et 'al., Serial No. 452,608, filed May 15, 1930, and patented Oct. 6, 1931 as Patent No. 1,826,674o'r the multiple course construction" asiiescribed in the application of Eli'L. Chamberlain, Serial No. 556,804, filed August 13, 1931.

The inventionis'best explained in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which "like numerals represent like parts.

In the drawing which shows the preferred form t of corner and building construction:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a building having twodifferent types of corner elements made in accordance with this invention I in position on a corner of a building, the wall and in Figs. 1 and 2.

cordance with this invention corner member-of. the building shown in'cross section; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of corner element such as that shown at the right The preferred form of corner element in ace of layers of asphalt saturated felt exposing an outer layer 2 havingthereon a surfacing of finely divided mineral matter (e. g. crushed slate) applied in wide and narrowstripes so asto give the visual appearance of courses of brick being indicated at 4 and the mortar lines at 6. The outer layer 2 is made of such a size that the wings thereof delineate an end (or half of the side) of a brick and the edges 8 remote. from the corner ID, are adapted to abut edgesof the siding strips or elements and form a close fitting joint therewith. The exposed portion of outer layer 2 of each corner elementis held suflicient- 1y spaced from the side of the building by one or more underlayers I2, which serve-to build up the:-

thickness of the corner element to substantially the thickness of the 'siding'strips abutting the edges 8, and, in effect, continue the outer surface thereof. The layers 2 and P2 are adhesively attached together by means of asphalt and the includes a plurality (Cl.20-5) r bottom layer I2 is preferably attachedto a flash ing I4 which extends laterally well beyond the edges 8 and also extends above the top of the layers Z and I! to providea 'flashed and water tight j'oint at the edges 8 as well as the top of the layers 2 and i2. The underlayer I2 is adhesivereenforcing member 16. In practice we have employed a galvanized iron two inch angle and it has been found sufficiently strong to stiffen and protect; the corner element.

Referring toFig. 1, our preferred form of cor-' ,ly attached to the flashing member I l and the two preferably hold, embedded therebetween, a

ner element is there shown attached in place at I the left hand corner of the building) being there held by nails l8, and at the right hand corner of v the building is shown a modified form of corner element, as shown in Fig. 4, presently to be described. The corner elements having been attached to the corners of the building, the siding elements are applied so as-to overlie the flashing l4, and are held in place by any suitable means, such as nails or the like. The siding elements may be cut, if-necessary, so as to indicate vertical mortar lines in the alternate courses 'of brick, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thus to give the visual appearance of header and stretcher bricks at the comer of the building (Fig. 2).

Referring to Fig. 4, there is shown a modified form of corner element in.which the edges are notched to provide staggered edges at the sides to fit staggered siding elements. Hereja's in the case of the element shown in Fig. 1, the vertical mortar lines are indicated so as to provide the visual appearance of header and stretcher bricks, though here thecorner element itself provides bothhe'ade'rs and stretchers.

n will be seen from Fig. 2 that the combined comer elements andside elements,- when attached to the wall as shown,'provide a corner of neat and uniform appearance, without the necessity for fitting each course' of siding-elements together at the corners of thebuilding. In practice heretofore this has resulted in an objectionable and unsightly corner, as the corners could not be-abutted so as to give a uniform appearance, and the courses tended to "wing-out and leave openings at the corner joints. The

construction of this invention provides a vertical corner at the comer of the building and also I gives vertical edges against which edges of the siding elements may be abutted. Moreover, in the preferred form the joints at the side edges are flashed so as to prevent the ingress of snow or rain. At the top the flashing is thin enough siding element, as described in the'said'Chamber-.

lain applicatiom-it will be appreciated that single course strip elementsas in Roberts and Gach, or even individual siding elements, may be em-.

ployed.. In each case the herein described corner element provides a flashed abutting joint so as to give weather protection and desired visual tion an exposed portion of asphalt-saturated felt with an adherent surfacing of finely divided mineral matter divided into horizontal stripes to provide a plurality of'brick and mortar appearing portions of contrasting color, the side and top.

edges of said exposed portion being well within the side and top margins of said flashing portion and being relatively thick whereby to provide an abutment for and to flash theedges of courses of siding elements laid'thereagainst.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a building corner element having-a flashing portion of flexible waterproof sheet material, a reinforcing member, and having attached to and extending from said flashing portion an exposed portion of asphalt-saturated felt with an adheren'tsurfac posed portion of asphalt-saturated felt with an ing of finely divided mineral matter divided into horizontal-stripes to provide a plurality of brick and mortar appearing portions of contrasting color, the side and top edges of said exposedportion being well within the side and top margins of said'flashing portion and being relatively thick whereby to provide an abutment for and to flash the edges of courses of siding elements laid thereagainst.

3. As a new article .of manufacture, a, pr

formed right angle corner element having 'a flashing portion of flexible waterproof sheet material, and having attached to and extending from said flashing portion an exposed portion of asphalt-saturatedfeltwith an adherent sur facing of finely dividedmineral matter divided into horizontal stripes te -provide a plurality of brick and mortar appearing portions of contrasting color, theiside and top'edges of said exposed portion being wellwithin the side andtop mar- I gins of said flashing portionand being relatively thick whereby to providean abutment for and to flash the edges of courses of "siding elements 1 laid thereagainst.

4. As a new article of manufacture arpre' formed right angle corner element having aflashing portion of flexible waterproof sheet material, and an angle iron reinforcing member attached thereto, and having attached to and extending fromsaid flashingv portion an exposed-- ent surfacing of finely divided mineral matter divided into horizontal stripes to provide a plur'ality of brick and mortar appearing portions of 1 contrasting color, the side and top edges of said exposed portion being well within the side and top margins of said flashing portion and-being relatively thick whereby to, provide an abutment for and to flash theedges of courses of siding elements laid thereagainst.

5. In building construction} a building; with supporting walls, a vertical series of preformed corner elementsat the junctions of said walls,

each of said elements having an exposed portion of asphalt-saturated felt with'an adherent l surfacing of finely divided. mineral matter dividedinto horizontal stripes to provide a plural -.ity of brick and mortar appearingportions of contrasting color, flashings extending beyond the Q side and top edges ofsaid exposed portions; and 1 brick appearing siding elements overlapping said u flashings and abutting the side edges of said exposed portions.

6. In building ,constructionja building with supporting walls, a-vertical series of preformed reinforced corner. elements .at the junctions of said wallsyeachof said elements having an exadherent surfacing of finely-divided Vmineral matter divided into horizontal stripes toprovide a plurality of brick and mortar appearing portions of contrasting color, fiashings extending beyond the side and top edges of said exposed edges of said exposed portions; x

p 7. As anew article of manufacture, a building corner element having a flashing portion of flex ible waterproof sheet material, and having at-IQ tached to and extending from, said flashing-pop tion an exposed portion of asph'altesati'irated felt, with an adherent surfacing of flnelyudividedmineral matter divided into horizontal stripes topro-L vide a plurality ofbrlck and mortar appearing portions of contrasting-cider, -the sidel andtop *ed'ges of said exposed portion-being-well'within the side and top margins-ofsaid r01:-

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